White Supremacist Group Carries Out Hate Crime in Colorado By Painting Swastika On Public Street

White supremacist groups have been getting more gutsy around the country, as this week reports from Colorado show that there was a swastika painted in the middle of a public street in Colorado Springs. Authorities think a white nationalist group known as Identity Evropa is to blame, as they’ve been increasing their recruitment efforts in the area recently.

While Identity Evropa’s site’s language is laid out carefully enough to avoid outwardly racist language, they do identify themselves as a white supremacist organization.

“Identity Evropa is at the forefront of the racist ‘alt-right’s’ effort to recruit white, college-aged men and transform them into the fashionable new face of white nationalism,” the group’s description reads.